unit 1 Flashcards

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to make easier

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assuage

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approval

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approbation

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merger for some specific purpose

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coalition

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decline, decay

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decadence

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draw forth, extract

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elicit

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to attempt to dissuade, protest

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expostulate

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6
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used so often as to lack freshness or originally

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hackneyed

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a gap, opening, break

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hiatus

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a hint, indirect suggestion

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innuendo

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to plead on behalf of someone else. mediate

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intercede

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wearied, worn-out

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jaded

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causing shock horror

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lurid

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worthy, deserving praise

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meritorious

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peevish, annoyed, testy

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petulant

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a special right or privilege

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prerogative

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narrow-minded,

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provincial

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to make a pretense of, imitate, pretend

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simulate

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to rise above or beyond, exceed

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transcend

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shade cast by trees, irritation

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umbrage

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trying too hard to give impression

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unctuous